I could see how she did things by herself
[It seems that everything went well]
When Aria entered the room, the two of us hastily distanced ourselves.
[A-Ariaā¦ .this isā¦ ..]
[Itās okay. I know everything. I was the one who encouraged Cruxie]
I thought so.
[If I didnāt do this, you wouldnāt have accepted Cruxie, right? You are surprisingly stubborn after all]
I canāt deny that.
[ā¦ā¦ Besides, I couldnāt bear it. Cruxie was attracted to you for a while, and had to contain her feelings because of me, it seemed somewhat unfair.]
I see.
[Thatās why I thought Cruxie might be a girl. Because no matter how you look at it, she has the face of a girl]
[Really?]
[Thereās also the possibility that she was a boy of that type]
Iām glad it wasnāt like that ā¦ā¦
[Thereās one more reason I thought she might be a girlā¦ ..]
Aria said it in a kind of difficult way to say.
[ā¦ ..When we slept inside the tent in the dungeonā¦ .. I could see how Cruxie did things by herself]
[Uwaaaaaaaaaaa! You saw it? You saw it!?]
ā¦ā¦ R-Really?
I didnāt realize that at all.
Because I was completely looking the other way ā¦ā¦
[Yes. I am sorry. But, I didnāt tell you about it.]
[I-Itās too embarrassing! B-But itās your fault for starting to do it there! Why did you start having se-se-seā¦ while I was asleep near both of you !?]
[What? We didnāt do any of that]
[Yes tlyou did it! I didnāt see it, but I heard strange noises!]
[It was just a kiss ā¦ā¦]
Even if i says it like that, it was something too deep to express itā¦ ..
[I-It canāt be. Just with a kissā¦ .make that kind of noiseā¦.]
Then, Cruxie made a surprised face.
[ā¦..Thatās how it went]
Looks like she remembered what happened last night.
This is how things wereā¦ ..
[Uhhā¦ .ah, I didnāt know there was that way of kissingā¦ ..]
Cruxie had a face so red with embarrassment that it seemed like she would lose consciousness right now.
[B-But how did you know I was a girl with just that?]
[Becauseā¦ ..when a boy does it, his hand movements are like this]
Aria specifically showed it with her right hand.
[Y-Yesā¦.]
Certainly, unlike girls, for boys it is necessary to move their hands a lot, butā¦ ..
[Why do you know that, Ariaā¦.?]
[ā¦ ..During the entrance exam, Lucas was doing it secretly]
[Hey!]
You knew!?
To think that she saw such a thing ā¦
I held my head and fell into that place.
Itās too embarrassing.
If there is a hole, I want to go in there.
ćHm? Do you want to go in if there is a hole? ć
You shut up.
Then it took about twenty minutes for Cruxie and I to recover.
*
[Well, thank you again, Cruxie. I feel like we are really partners now]
[Aria-sanā¦ ..it will be my pleasure anyway!]
Aria and Cruxie shook hands.
[But, I am Lucasās official wife, donāt forget]
[ā¦ ..L-Likewise, my feelings for Lucas-kun wonāt lose to you!]
Suddenly the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.
The eyes of each one scattered sparks.
Hey, hey, hey, is it a fierce battle between women i feared the mostā¦.?
[Itās a joke]
I thought so, but Aria looked at me, giggled a little, and stuck out her tongue.
[Do not worry. I feel like Iāll be able to get along with Cruxie]
[Yes! I feel the same too, Aria-san!]
Cruxie also drop her act and smiled.
[Kukuku, quite an enviable harem, Lucas]
The usual mischievous laugh broke out from somewhere.
Venus in her human form was standing by the bed.
[ā¦ ..Hm? Who is this girl?]
[Iām his daughter]
[Ehhhhhhhhhhhh !?]
[It is not like that. Hey Venus, what nonsense are you saying?]
I started to shook Venusās head with my hand .
[It hurt! I-It was just a little joke! So stop shaking my head!]
When Venus hastily escaped from my gripā¦ ..
[I am the divine sword, Venus Wict! A true and authentic sword of god created by the goddess of love and victory, Vigne!]
[Eh? Eh? Divine swordā¦?]
Facing Cruxieās dubious eyes, Venus shifted into her sword form.
[The sword that Lucas-kun always uses?]
[Correct]
After reverting to her child form, Venus began to explain about the certain things and about the maidens.
[In other words, you too have become a new maiden!]
[Does that mean I can have an amazing weapon like the two of themā¦.?]
[Umu, thatās right]
[Amazing]
[Then without further delay, Iāll give you your replica-venus!]
A light leaves the body of Venus and flows towards Cruxie.
As soon as I thought it had converged, a gauntlet appeared on Cruxieās right arm.
[This is your replica-venusāā āNight of shadowsā!]
[This is incredible. I can barely feel the weight]
Cruxie shook her arm.
She hasnāt used any weapons so far, but with that gauntlet she will be able to use it as an extension of her fighting style in battles.
[Itās ćunique abilityć is ćShadow Controlć. In simple words, it is the ability to manipulate shadows]
[Manipulate the shadows?]